Stop a thief.
1. Long-term parking.
Some
people left their car in the long-term parking at San Jose while away, and
someone broke into the car. Using the information on the car's registration in
the glove compartment, they drove the car to the people's home in Pebble Beach
and robbed it. So I guess if we are going to leave the car in long-term parking,
we should NOT leave the registration/insurance cards in it, nor your remote
garage door opener. This gives us something to think about with all
our new electronic technology.
2. GPS.
Someone had their car broken into while they were at
a football game. Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the
football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the
car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS
which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard. When the victims got home,
they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth
anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide
them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage
door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the
football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they
knew how much time they had to clean out the house. It would appear that they
had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.
Something to consider if you have a GPS
- don't put your home address in it... Put a nearby address (like a store or gas
station) so you can still find your way home if you need to, but no one else
would know where you live if your GPS were stolen.
3. CELL PHONES
I
never thought of this.......
This
lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her cell phone
after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone,
credit card, wallet, etc., was stolen. 20 minutes later when she called her
hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had happened, hubby says 'I received
your text asking about our Pin number and I've replied a little while ago.' When
they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already
withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text 'hubby' in
the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had
withdrawn all the money from their bank account.
Moral of the
lesson:
a. Do
not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list.
Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc....
b. And very importantly, when sensitive info is
being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back.
c. Also, when you're being texted by
friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that
the message came from them. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going
places to meet 'family and friends' who text you.
4. Purse in the grocery cart
scam...
A lady
went grocery-shopping at a local mall and left her purse sitting in the
children's seat of the cart while she reached something off a shelf... wait 'til
you read the WHOLE story! Her wallet was stolen, and she reported it to the
store personnel. After returning home, she received a phone call from the Mall
Security to say that they had her wallet and that although there was no money in
it, it did still hold her personal papers. She immediately went to pick up her
wallet, only to be told by Mall Security that they had not called her. By the
time she returned home again, her house had been broken into and burglarized.
The thieves knew that by calling and saying they were Mall Security, they could
lure her out of her house long enough for them to burglarize it.
5. Putting purchases in your car or trunk...
Do
you put your purchases in your car where they can be seen and stolen or
do you think safety would be your trunk? After this, have you gone back
in shopping, leaving them in the trunk? A friend of mine came back to
her car to find her trunk had been forced open. Police said it looked
like a crowbar or tire jack tool was used.
I put mine in my trunk. If I am going back in to shop more, I move my car to another area out of site of the one I was in. Yes, I know. A hassle with all the parking problems, but a way of keeping your purchases safe. Anyone watching me will think I am leaving.
I put mine in my trunk. If I am going back in to shop more, I move my car to another area out of site of the one I was in. Yes, I know. A hassle with all the parking problems, but a way of keeping your purchases safe. Anyone watching me will think I am leaving.
*PLEASE
PASS THIS ON
Even
if this does not pertain to you....Pass it on to your family and
friends.
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